May 1 Red Sox at Orioles

[d-money]

Christ the Celtics are soft as charmin. What a lame ass performance. That’s another team that cracks when the going gets tough.

[Old Red]

Bashing Bradley is more about bashing Bloom for the trade and the fact we're paying him $12 million.

 

I’ve been doing that since the trade was made, and Moon made his famous head scratcher comment.

[jung]

Bashing Bradley is more about bashing Bloom for the trade and the fact we're paying him $12 million.

 

The funniest thing about the Sox taking JBJ is that they had to say to themselves, "we know what we are getting with JBJ" and they took him anyway!!!!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I am not sure Mother Nature is doing us any favors here. Could be just extending the misery.

 

The game is already official, but if you mean not having to watch the SOX offense? anymore today, then yes, Mother Nature could be doing us a favor.

[Maxbialystock]

Could be a tough Sunday with the Sox and Celtics. Celtics with a flat uninspiring performance against the bucks.

 

Who cares about the freaking Celtics?

 

I remember becoming a fan in the 1950's before Bill Russell, and they were decent. Russell beyond question made them great, which they stopped being the day he left the Celtics. Auerbach was probably why Russell stuck around because it sure as heck wasn't because of the rotten Celtic fans, who continue not to deserve a championship team.

[Old Red]

The funniest thing about the Sox taking JBJ is that they had to say to themselves, "we know what we are getting with JBJ" and they took him anyway!!!!

 

And paid him more for doing it.

[notin]

Bashing Bradley is more about bashing Bloom for the trade and the fact we're paying him $12 million.

 

Bradley is a better overall player than Renfroe. I don't mind that trade.

 

But why is no one is bashing Dombrowski for the $40mill the team is still spending on two pitchers we can't use?

[moonslav59]

I’m scratching a different body part, now.

[MADSTORK]

Kutter can’t be beat

[vegasbob]

Bashing Bradley is more about bashing Bloom for the trade and the fact we're paying him $12 million.

 

Along with many others, I have been trying to rationalize this acquisition since it happened. I am not taking the time to look up Hamilton's nor Binela's advancement in baseball skills , but I hope they are prodigious to justify this mess. Bradley may (or not) get one of his streaks going one warm day in June , but he the fact that he was a known quantity makes it all the harder to figure value here. Renfroe may have had a career season and was passing his expiration date but JBJr came with significant baggage including hitting history, salary and mutual option for 2023.

 

Bloom will need to answer for this one too.

[Bellhorn04]

Bradley is a better overall player than Renfroe. I don't mind that trade.

 

But why is no one is bashing Dombrowski for the $40mill the team is still spending on two pitchers we can't use?

 

Oh, I'd say they are.

[Old Red]

Bradley is a better overall player than Renfroe. I don't mind that trade.

 

But why is no one is bashing Dombrowski for the $40mill the team is still spending on two pitchers we can't use?

 

Different story for a different time, which doesn’t take away from Bloom doing this fiasco.

[vegasbob]

Bradley is a better overall player than Renfroe. I don't mind that trade.

 

But why is no one is bashing Dombrowski for the $40mill the team is still spending on two pitchers we can't use?

 

Dombrowski may as well be dead for all Red Sox fans care. Maybe Phillies fans too.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Bradley is a better overall player than Renfroe. I don't mind that trade.

 

But why is no one is bashing Dombrowski for the $40mill the team is still spending on two pitchers we can't use?

 

I believe one can bash anyone one wants to. It's a free bashing country, so far.

[Old Red]

Bradley is a better overall player than Renfroe. I don't mind that trade.

 

But why is no one is bashing Dombrowski for the $40mill the team is still spending on two pitchers we can't use?

 

Who said Renfroe had to be traded for JBJ? There was no one else out there? Only the Bloom knows, or maybe doesn’t know.

[jung]

Bradley is a better overall player than Renfroe. I don't mind that trade.

 

But why is no one is bashing Dombrowski for the $40mill the team is still spending on two pitchers we can't use?

 

Can't say I was ever really thrilled with Renfroe. For all the ohhhh and ahhhhh about his arm, he airmailed throws a good deal and his glove hand was not that sporty. But I would have thought JBJ would have been a "been there done that" for the Sox.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Dombrowski may as well be dead for all Red Sox fans care. Maybe Phillies fans too.

 

 

The SOX did win a WS under DD's GM'ing. Isn't that a reason why we're not allowed to bash Cora?

[notin]

Along with many others, I have been trying to rationalize this acquisition since it happened. I am not taking the time to look up Hamilton's nor Binela's advancement in baseball skills , but I hope they are prodigious to justify this mess. Bradley may (or not) get one of his streaks going one warm day in June , but he the fact that he was a known quantity makes it all the harder to figure value here. Renfroe may have had a career season and was passing his expiration date but JBJr came with significant baggage including hitting history, salary and mutual option for 2023.

 

Bloom will need to answer for this one too.

 

Why?

 

Sox fans seem to be the only ones who think Renfroe is better.

 

One year ago, Renfroe was available solely because a small market team didn’t want to pay him $3mill. Meanwhile another small market team was willing to pay Bradley $36mill.

 

That trade isn’t why Devers, Verdugo and Kike are all slumping and why Dalbec and Vazquez have disappeared.

 

Bradley isn’t even the worst hitter on this team…

[jung]

The game is already official, but if you mean not having to watch the SOX offense? anymore today, then yes, Mother Nature could be doing us a favor.

 

 

Just checked Baltimore weather radar. If the umps are willing to hang out for about an hour, they could be back out there playing.

[Old Red]

Who cares about the freaking Celtics?

 

I remember becoming a fan in the 1950's before Bill Russell, and they were decent. Russell beyond question made them great, which they stopped being the day he left the Celtics. Auerbach was probably why Russell stuck around because it sure as heck wasn't because of the rotten Celtic fans, who continue not to deserve a championship team.

 

At this point it’s getting hard to care about the freaking Red Sox. The fans were as bad as fans can be to Russell. They broke in his house, and s*** in his bed.

[vegasbob]

The SOX did win a WS under DD's GM'ing. Isn't that a reason why we're not allowed to bash Cora?

 

Same for Cherington, Tito and John Farrell. Once you are gone, bash away because beating the dead horse gets him into the Derby, right?

[Old Red]

Why?

 

Sox fans seem to be the only ones who think Renfroe is better.

 

One year ago, Renfroe was available solely because a small market team didn’t want to pay him $3mill. Meanwhile another small market team was willing to pay Bradley $36mill.

 

That trade isn’t why Devers, Verdugo and Kike are all slumping and why Dalbec and Vazquez have disappeared.

 

Bradley isn’t even the worst hitter on this team…

 

Bad trade by Bloom no matter how you look at it. Like I said Renfroe could have been traded for someone else not named Bradley who could hit a little, and play a decent D.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

At this point it’s getting hard to care about the freaking Red Sox. The fans were as bad as fans can be to Russell. They broke in his house, and s*** in his bed.

 

And that was before Mark Wahlberg was born.

[Old Red]

The Celtics sucked today, and the Red Sox are playing what at the moment is normal listless baseball that they have played since opening day. Neither is good, but well deserved. Edited May 1, 2022 by Old Red

[Tedballgame]

Bradley only made sense as a 4th OF'er covering "rest days" , pinchrunning , late inning defense. His contract is expensive for those skills and I would guess he is about untradeable at that price, with option for'23 pending.

 

The Bradley deal was done to buy the two prospects from the Brewers, Binelas and Hamilton, both of which have promise. JBJ sucks.

[Maxbialystock]

I believe one can bash anyone one wants to. It's a free bashing country, so far.

 

sure is

[MADSTORK]

Bradley is a better overall player than Renfroe. I don't mind that trade.

 

But why is no one is bashing Dombrowski for the $40mill the team is still spending on two pitchers we can't use?

 

Your nuts with that quote

Tell me your joking ?

 

DD won a ring did you forget that?

Sale is an elite arm

 

Bloom is a bust

[MADSTORK]

The Bradley deal was done to buy the two prospects from the Brewers, Binelas and Hamilton, both of which have promise. JBJ sucks.

 

Promise ? Lol

Hamilton is 25 in AA

The other bust is 22 in A ball

 

Brilliant trade

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This game resembles having a nightmare, waking up, then going back to sleep where the nightmare continues.

[jung]

This game resembles having a nightmare, waking up, then going back to sleep where the nightmare continues.

 

Blown out and losing 2 out of 3 to the Birds. Yikes.